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Everything will be folksy at Guildhall festival



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Summer begins for folk music fans next weekend at the Guildhall Arts Centre with a whole gaggle of top acts performing in a three-day folk festival.
And they'll get plenty of value for money with daily tickets getting them in to all the concerts on that day and there's even a weekend ticket that gives access to every concert and all the workshops that will be going on.

The whole shebang kicks off at 7.30pm on Friday, May 30, with the Prelude trio - Brian and Irene Hume and Chris Ringer on bass, acoustic guitar and vocals - who are influenced on both a musical and lyrical level by American harmony-based soft rock acts. Prelude shot to fame way back in 1974 with an a cappella version of the Neil Young's 'After The Goldrush'.
At 8.45pm it's the turn of consummate performer Allan Taylor, a writer of literary gracefulness whose chronicles encapsulate the realism of otherwise unsung heroes. His songs have been recorded by more than 100 performers around the world.
Then at 10pm get ready for a real treat with Grantham-based Celtic rock fivesome Something Nasty in the Woodshed. Amazingly, though they have played alongside some of the great names of folk, including Kathryn Tickell and Vin Garbutt, this will be the first time in their four-year history they will play a gig in the town. Their repertoire is largely traditional with a few self-penned songs thrown in with with influences ranging from Celtic to Northumbrian ... but expect anything from this hugely talented band.
*£12 (£10)

The staurday fare kicks off at 6.30pm with something a little different - Rachel Rose Reid performs world tales and songs for adults. She is the UK's Young Storyteller of the Year 2007.
At 7pm, blues inspired singer/songwriter Keith Christmas creates an orchestral feel where ingenious compositions are wedded to solid guitar technique and tone. Not exclusively rock, blues, jazz or folk.
John Kirkpatrick and Chris Parkinson, the Sultans of Squeeze, roll in at 8pm to show the endless possibilities of music from a variety of squeeze-boxes.
An hour later, Rachel Unthank and the Winterset are on stage. Winner of the Horizon Award at the BBC Folk Awards this year, their music is bewitching, dreamlike, down-to-earth and as tough as it is gentle.
The evening finishes with Sarah Savoy and the Francadians - sassy blues and growling honky-tonk-inspired Cajun songs of the 1940s and '50s.
*£15 (£13)

On the Sunday afternoon there will be a family ceilidh with band Govannen, which is named after the Celtic blacksmith God. Adele McMahon, Dan Britton and Chris Conway blend jigs and reels with traditional and contemporary Irish songs. They will be joined by singer Cathy Lesurf.
* 2.30pm to 4.30pm: £8 (£5), £20 family of four

Evening music begins at 6pm with Flossie Malavaille's laid-back charm, dry humour, powerful voice, clever comedy and entertaining banter.
At 7pm The Bezzas, Emma Reid and Roger Wilson, mix up some unlikely musical bed-fellows; weird and wonderful fiddle tunes sparring with weird and wonderful songs.
The festival final act at 8pm is Pete Morton. Dynamic, fun-loving and approachable, he sings from the heart and tells compelling stories of the human condition. Pete is a bard in the old tradition and a songwriter with a truly contemporary edge.
*£12 (£10)




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  • Last Updated: 23 May 2008 3:30 PM
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